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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hot Weather, Camp Meeting, Second World War, First World War and Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the junk shop that E. B. White went to get rid of a piece of furniture in "Removal"?
(a) 5th Avenue.
(b) 14th Street.
(c) 2nd Avenue.
(d) 3rd Avenue.

2. In "Walden," White wrote, "I have never knelt at the grave of a philosopher nor placed wreaths on" what?
(a) Decayed philosophers.
(b) Dead presidents.
(c) Sickly actors.
(d) Moldy poets.

3. What advertisement did White discuss in "A Boston Terrier"?
(a) Gordon's Gin.
(b) Camel cigarettes.
(c) The World's Fair.
(d) Standard Oil.

4. Who gave White a baby seagull in "Hot Weather"?
(a) Mr. Dameron.
(b) Mr. Jameson.
(c) Mrs. Dameron.
(d) Ms. Jameson.

5. How much money had White calculated it cost him to maintain one turkey on his farm in "Security"?
(a) $424.23.
(b) $402.85.
(c) $203.45.
(d) $643.23.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did E. B. White sympathize in sharing hay fever in "The Summer Catarrh"?

2. In "Hot Weather," White wrote of beaches with bathhouses that smelled like what?

3. In "Walden," White wrote, "We may all be ______ yet, whether we like it or not."

4. In "Clear Days" what Disney film did White discuss?

5. What did White write was closely associated with evening and day's end in "Hot Weather"?

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